when you save a doc & replace w/a new one can u recover the old ?

[Greg Maxey]

Why not?

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Graham Mayor wrote:

 

[TF]

Greg

If you open a document, edit the text and then forget to SaveAs but simply
Save, you have physically overwritten the old document on the hard drive. So
where can it be retrieved from?

Terry

: Why not?
:
: --
: Greg Maxey/Word MVP
: See:
: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
: For some helpful tips using Word.
:
: Graham Mayor wrote:
:
:

 

[Jay Freedman]

No, not unless you've made some provision to back up the old version.
For example, if you had checked the option "Always create backup copy"
in Tools > Options > Save, there would be a copy of the previous
version in a file named "Backup of YourDoc.wbk" in the same folder.

If that option wasn't checked, you could still get back the previous
version *only if you haven't already closed the document* by clicking
Undo to remove your changes. Once you close the document, though, the
Undo memory is gone.

See http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm and
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/AutomaticSave.htm for
explanations of some other things you can do to prevent the same
problem from happening again.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Terry,

I think he knew that but this was an attempt to wind me up - a private joke.

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[Greg]

Terry,

Graham nailed it ;-)

I didn't see the original question, just Graham's lonely "no." Sorry, I
caused you to take the time to provide an explanation.

 

[TF]

No Probs: the question was a bit of a surprise!

tf

: Terry,
:
: Graham nailed it ;-)
:
: I didn't see the original question, just Graham's lonely "no." Sorry, I
: caused you to take the time to provide an explanation.
: